Texas Commission on Fire Protection

Source file: Texas — State Employee Salaries (Texas Tribune) / ingested Jun 18, 2026

The Texas Commission on Fire Protection provides fire protection and emergency response, including prevention, inspection, rescue, and medical aid.

In 2026, this agency had 40 employees with median total compensation of $60,000; the highest distinct record was $154,000.

Year: 2026
Total payroll: $2.8M
Employees: 40
Median total: $60,000
Highest record: $154,000

What the records show

Compensation analytics

These summaries compare pay within the agency before listing individual records.

Salary distribution

$50,000$115,000+

Hover a bar for its range; click to filter the list below.

How 2026 total compensation is spread across the 40 employees. Each bar is a pay range; taller bars mean more people earn in that range. The amber line marks the median ($60,000) — half earn less, half more. The far-right bar collects the highest earners.

Average pay composition

Base — $68,905 (100%)
Overtime — $0 (0%)
Other — $0 (0%)
Benefits — $0 (0%)

What an average paycheck here is made of — base salary versus overtime, other pay (bonuses, allowances), and benefits. A large overtime or other-pay share means take-home often exceeds base salary.

Pay percentiles

10th

25th

Median

75th

90th

$54,278

$57,614

$60,000

$70,000

$95,000

The pay ladder for this department. Someone at the 90th percentile earns $95,000 — more than 90% of the department; the 10th percentile earns $54,278. The shaded band is the middle half of employees (25th–75th percentile).

Largest job titles

Director I

5 · $95,000

Inspector VI

5 · $60,000

Investigator V

3 · $60,000

Program Supervisor III

2 · $70,000

Programmer II

2 · $63,000

The most common job titles in this department by headcount, with the median total compensation for each. Click a title to see everyone who holds it.

Trend

Year over year

How this department's total payroll, headcount, and median pay changed across the 2 published years.

Year	Total payroll	Employees	Median pay
2025	$2.2M —	33 —	$58,000 —
2026	$2.8M ▲ 27.1%	40 ▲ 21.2%	$60,000 ▲ 3.4%

Record list

Employees

Page 1

Holden Wenger

Director I/Texas Commission on Fire Protection

2026 total comp

$93,000

Base pay: $93,000
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $93,000
Employment type: Crf - Classified Regular Full-Time
Full-time equivalent (FTE): 1
Middle name: A

Source-specific fields

Class Code: 1620
Hire Date: Jan 1, 2022
Monthly Pay: $7,750
State Employee Number: 1055494

Holden Wenger is a Director I at Texas Commission on Fire Protection. They work crf - classified regular full-time. 2026 total compensation came to $93,000.